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Nicolae DOBRIN
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) FC ARGES's Matei Zbârnea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Sterescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Sabin Tatomir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Carp. FC ARGES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sabin Tatomir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Gzpn Timisoara getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Radomil Witkowski hit a great ball. Adrian Carp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sterescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Adrian Carp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sterescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The audience was convinced that Sabin Tatomir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Carp was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Adrian Carp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Tatomir in the 22nd minute of play. Matei Zbârnea's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Augustin Bălăiță skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to FC ARGES getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Cristinel Cosor hit a great ball. After having played for 27 minutes, Daniel Sterescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gzpn Timisoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Sterescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32nd match minute, FC ARGES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matei Zbârnea to maneuver through the defense. Sabin Tatomir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Carp having to interfere. FC ARGES's Adrian Carp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Sterescu in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute FC ARGES were awarded a corner. Cristinel Cosor went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led FC ARGES's Cristinel Cosor to fire away a dangerous shot which Augustin Bălăiță despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Sabin Tatomir notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC ARGES's Adrian Carp. Adrian Carp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Gzpn Timisoara's Augustin Bălăiță got control of the ball when Matei Zbârnea tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sabin Tatomir was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Sabin Tatomir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Carp was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, Gzpn Timisoara's Daniel Sterescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrian Carp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 56 minutes into the game, Gzpn Timisoara's Dan Scutaru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrian Carp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Daniel Sterescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Adrian Carp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, FC ARGES's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Tatomir came free, but Adrian Carp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute of the match Gzpn Timisoara got a corner. FC ARGES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dan Scutaru ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 66 minutes, Sabin Tatomir made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. FC ARGES's Adrian Carp tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the match, Gzpn Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Flavius Luca came free, but Augustin Bălăiță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matei Zbârnea took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Augustin Bălăiță. Augustin Bălăiță dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 73 minutes into the game, Sabin Tatomir recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Adrian Carp. Sabin Tatomir showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. With a little luck, FC ARGES's Adrian Carp got control of the ball when Daniel Sterescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristinel Cosor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augustin Bălăiță having to interfere. When Cristinel Cosor fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ARGES's protests and gave Cristinel Cosor a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC ARGES getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Cristinel Cosor hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Sabin Tatomir got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 89th play minutes Sabin Tatomir shot 1-6, a short shot which went by Adrian Carp and just under the crossbar into goal. Gzpn Timisoara's Augustin Bălăiță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavius Luca in the 93rd minute of play. The FC ARGES fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gzpn Timisoara were clearly better and deserved to take the win.